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Dr Caitlin Green
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Dr Caitlin Green

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History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.

Cornwall/Lincolnshire
caitlingreen.org
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    1. Matt Dubuque‏ @mjd1735 31 Aug 2016

      Matt Dubuque Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green

      Around 870 AD, it looks like the Vikings were importing silk from Iran. @barbarikon @nntaleb @FlemmingDavehttps://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/715976027835604994 …

      Matt Dubuque added,

      Dr Caitlin Green @caitlinrgreen
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen
      Persian silk from the 9thC Oseberg ship burial; prob imported direct from Persia by Vikings: https://www.apollon.uio.no/english/vikings.html … pic.twitter.com/yaM714ryM5
      2 replies 16 retweets 15 likes
    2. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb 31 Aug 2016
      Replying to @mjd1735 @barbarikon @FlemmingDave

      @caitlinrgreen The Volga Vikings, some Arabic texts about their Baghdad colony.

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    3. Matt Dubuque‏ @mjd1735 31 Aug 2016
      Replying to @nntaleb @barbarikon and

      Excellent. Caitlin have you read these? matt

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      Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 31 Aug 2016
      Replying to @mjd1735 @nntaleb and

      Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green

      Ibn Khordadbeh mentions Vikings on camels at Baghdad :)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/755504898867879939 …

      Dr Caitlin Green added,

      Dr Caitlin Green @caitlinrgreen
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen @DorothyKing
      Also, the 9thC Rus used camels according to Ibn Khordadbeh on Volga trade route https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cHRvtwTLcMAC&pg=PA419#v=onepage&q&f=false … pic.twitter.com/NSmHwszKKn
      2:54 PM - 31 Aug 2016
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      • MB Maximilian Hirner Joseph Mattey Elam Bend Shahena Ali Nassim Nicholas Taleb Phil Matt Dubuque Ali Minai
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        2. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb 31 Aug 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @mjd1735 and

          I think they also were also 10-11 C Viking mercenaries in the employment of the Basileus.

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 1 Sep 2016
          Replying to @nntaleb @mjd1735 and

          Absolutely; they definitely got around in that era! :)

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Matt Dubuque‏ @mjd1735 1 Sep 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @nntaleb and

          I heard a camel can travel 200 miles in a day, which qualifies as high speed transit.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        5. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb 1 Sep 2016
          Replying to @mjd1735 @caitlinrgreen and

          The River Vikings did worse: they navigated rivers & lifted boats across rough spots!

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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        2. Ali Minai‏ @barbarikon 31 Aug 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @mjd1735 and

          @DorothyKing Incredibly fascinating! Thanks.

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        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 1 Sep 2016
          Replying to @barbarikon @mjd1735 and

          It's a nice image, isn't it?! ;)

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